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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
Why Suffering?
Help your church understand God's plan in pain
Hardships come to everyone. Few people can say that they have never experienced a hardship. The problems with hardships revolves around how to deal with them. How do you handle the hardships which are sure to come?
Handling the Hardships of your Life 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Hardships of all kinds come to everyone in life.Few people can say that they have never experienced hardships of some kind.The problem is how to handle the hardships of life that are surely to come.The first thing to do is to: Depend on ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
When we face times of hardship, it can be confusing and stressful. As God did when He dealt with the Israelites as they wandered for forty years, God has a purpose for you when you inflicted with hardships.
INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • I think all of us either have, are, or will deal with hardships in our life. • When we are a Christian, these times can be confusing to us because we have the idea that belonging to Jesus somehow shields us from hardships in life. • Either while you are in the midst of a ...read more
Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:1-20
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
The Bible sees hardship as God¡¦s loving discipline, which, as we submit to it, he uses to produce his character in our lives.
Turn in your Bibles to Hebrews 12. We¡¦ve been talking in recent weeks about suffering, seeking to make sense out of the trials and hardships we go through in life. To start us off, I want you to think about what one couple has gone through¡K Introduction: Video interview with a couple who ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 12:3-13
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
It's shocking to many that God sometimes is the cause of hardship in our lives. When that happens, what is He hoping to accomplish?
“HE SAID WHAT?!”: Sometimes hardship is from God. - Amos 4:6-12. - This passage might have been shocking to you. “What do you mean God did all these things?” Today we sometimes think of Him exclusively as a kindly grandfather who would never say a cross word to anyone. That, however, is not ...read more
Scripture: Amos 4:6-13
Denomination: Baptist
Part 2 of a series from Philippians focusing on the blessings of trials.
The Joy of Hardships I. Introduction A. Sources of Joy 1. Men have searched for joy through many avenues. a) Voltaire search for joy in unbelief and then declared, “I wish I had never been born.” b) Lord Byron searched for joy in pleasure, yet proclaimed, “The worm, the canker, and grief are mine ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 1:12-18
Christian don’t come with auto focus. To endure overcome hardship we must fix our focus on what really matters. you can also listen at www.preaching.co.nr
Church as it was meant to be, chose to endure hardship. They chose to endure hardship not because they didn’t have a choice, they could have walked away from the Church at any time, as many did, and gone back to the way life was before Jesus. They chose to endure hardship because they were focused ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:8
Denomination: Assembly Of God
God uses hardships to refine us and to make us more like Jesus. Will we let Him?
Malachi 3:1-5; Luke 22: 24-34 Very soon, on Tuesday in fact, millions of students are heading back to school. It’s a new start, a new year of learning and growing. What did you enjoy the most about school, either junior or high school, or even college or university? If I was a betting man, ...read more
Scripture: Luke 22:24-34
Have you ever look around at your life and simply asked: WHY? Have hardships and trials ever come into your life for seemingly no reason? Hear are a few possible reasons why.
WHY DOES GOD ALLOW HARDSHIP IN OUR LIVES? Text: Psalm 73:1-2 Intro: Have you ever look around at you life and simply asked: WHY? Have hardships and trials ever come into your life for seemingly no reason? I want to share a few things from my own personal experience, only to illustrate the ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 73:1-2
The apostle Paul charges Timothy to endure hardship like a 1) Good Soldier 2) Striving Athlete & 3) Hard-working Farmer. And at the end of it all there will be a crown and a harvest if we do not give up.
How to Endure Hardship 2 Timothy 2:3-6 Introduction: Ill. The story is told of a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he grew up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred in his life (positive or negative) and remarking, "This is good!" One day the king ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:3-6
Explores finding strength in our weaknesses through God's grace, embracing humility in hardships, and finding hope and healing in our faith.
Good morning, beloved family of God. I stand before you today with a heart full of joy and a spirit brimming over with anticipation for the divine wisdom we are about to receive from the Word of God. We are gathered here for a purpose, not by accident. We are here to discover the profound truths ...read more
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:6-10
Topics: Grace
We can understand that many people are facing a lot of hardships nowadays. But it is difficult to understand why there are hardship during the first Christmas!
HOPE IN THE MIDST OF HARDSHIPS (Luke 2:1-7; Matthew 2:13-15) Shall we bow down before our LORD to ask Him to bless our worship this morning: Dear Heavenly Father, grant us listening hearts, unity of minds, and humble hearts, for we want to worship You. May You be honored this morning. In JESUS' ...read more
Scripture: Luke 2:1-7, Matthew 2:13-15
PAUL USES THREE PORTRAITS TO EXHORT TIMOTHY TO DEDICATE HIMSELF TO THE HARD WORK OF THE GOSPEL MINISTRY – FOCUSED ON THE ULTIMATE REWARD
TITLE: THE RIGHT STUFF FOR THE HARD WORK OF THE GOSPEL MINISTRY (COUNT THE COST … AND BE WILLING TO PAY IT!) HARDSHIPS AND REWARDS! BIG IDEA: PAUL USES THREE PORTRAITS TO EXHORT TIMOTHY TO DEDICATE HIMSELF TO THE HARD WORK OF THE GOSPEL MINISTRY – FOCUSED ON THE ULTIMATE ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:3-7
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Spiritual Olympian, with a ’go for the goal’ mindset, respect God’s discipline.
Title: Olympians Respect God’s Discipline Text: Hebrews 12:5-11 The Big Idea: Spiritual Olympians, with a “go for the goal” mindset, respect God’s discipline. Series: Spiritual Olympians: Going for the Goal, is based on Hebrews 12:1-13 and designed to coincide with the 2008 Olympic Games in ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 12:5-11
No one in their right mind enjoys pain and hardship, but do they hold a redeptive purpose?
--Nietzche said, "Whatever doesn’t kill me only makes me stronger." --Illus: Kia Jurgenson was a student at a Christian University. A gifted high school basketball player (she was all state), she received a full-ride scholarship and started as a freshmen on the University team. During those ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 12:3-12, Romans 8:28-30
Encourage believers to endure hardships, remain faithful to God's call, and equip themselves for Kingdom living, drawing inspiration from the life of a soldier and an athlete as depicted in 2 Timothy 2:3-5.
Good morning, brothers and sisters in Christ. I tell you, there are few things as comforting as the fellowship of believers, and I am truly blessed to be standing here with you all today. We are here today to dive into God’s Word, specifically 2 Timothy 2:3-5, where we will explore enduring in the ...read more
Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:3-5
Topics: Positioned
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